Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23
BEAUTIES APPARITION.

The CITY was creeping up that way
there was no manner OF doubt ABOUT tha,'
Indeed WHY should one say it was creep
ing upY 1t had crept up already. 10 DE
snre there were lone blocks here ana
there as vet, defined solely by a line or
curbstones. intersected ut right angles by
unnaved roads that, after rains, turned
into canals of oozing mud and bestrewed
over their quadrangular eXpanse with
elected tomato cans, old shoes ana such
rubbish generally as habituaHy tenants
those waste suburban spaces given over 10
to the frolicsome goat--blocks, in short,
which a belated wayfarer in the vicinity OF
the park would be apt to pass through ut
a more or less rapid pace after III o CLOCK
at night.
But other blocks again were, always
with gaps and hatuses OF empty lots De-
tween, what one might call built up. a
semi-rural mode of life obtained with the
inhabitants, some of whom kept rev
chickens in their yards. Many of these
houses were divided into flats, and the sep
arate dwellings brought low rents. as yet
1t was a refuge within city limits for busi-
ness men who had failed honorably, not
being quite abreast of the progressive
spirit of the times, and for unambitious
young people beginning life--of these there
were not many.
Now. a number of these houses-in
fact whole rows here and there in the vi
cinity-were owned by Timothy Pinck-
ney, and it has been said that they
brought comparatively low rents Never
theess Timothy was well content. He
knew that the rents would increase by
| Io bo1l "
and dreamed dreams of the future when
it would make him many times million
aire
This prospective millionaire, with now
more money in his Golfers than any one
knew, lived in n two-story white frame
| house whose rear yard was contingent to
the rear of some Of those very houses
owned by him No one ever saw the in
side of that two story frame dwelling for
the simple reason that Timothy had no
friends, relatives or acquaintance. He
had daughter, to be sure-a young
! plump and black eyed thing, with long,
demure lashes, who occasionally appeared
at the door when tinman came around
to negotiate exchanges of old bottles and
rags. But Timothy evidently intended to
keep his Bertha's charms safely away
from the coyetous eyes of gallants. The
women of the neighborhood-for instance,
the undertaker's wife across the lot-were
quite aware that black eyed Bertha never
had new frock from years end to year. s
end; no, NOR new bunnit, neither"
Wen, Timothy was a pitiless and pitt
full old miser; there was no question of
that And seeing that he was progress
| ing in years. he ought to have commenced
| to realize, mark and repent Of the evil
of his course. But it is safe to surmise
| that his conscience had given him no un-
easiness of any sort this long time past
| His digestion was as satisfactory US that
OF an ostrich, and his thoughts were pleas
antly occupied with airy or arduous com
putatlonS, as the case might be, day in
end day out. When the stomach and the
brain are thus in good condition it is as
tonlshing how little place there remains
| for conscience in all the human mechan-
ism.
However, one hot night in June Tim
othy came home not feeling quite so well
as usual. The day had been sultry and
he had walked about great deal in the
BUSY martS of commerce down town and
IN the sun. He had headache and it
made him cross. But after Bertha had
gotten him his supper, and he had no ap-
petite for it, these novel phenomena made
him pensive instead
He went out in his back yard and sat
| down on an overturned barrel and began
to breathe the evening air. 1t was heavy.
and compounded of many local and in
dlgenous odors, not all of them pleasant
On one side there was gap in the wooden
rails of the fence. That gap opened ont
upon several empty corner lots. rocky in
places, and gave an uninterrupted view Of
the CHASTITY undertaker's emblem by the
side of that functionary's dwelling. di-
| agonally across on the next street
Timothy could not see it this evening. II
was too dark But he knew it was there
and the knowledge somehow was uncom-
Portable.
A more agreeable object of contempla-
tlon presented itself in the row of butld-
ltiss pc.ore him, the row which represented
portion of his possessions. But his
mlnd seemed determined to take a new
course this evening. His thoughts, start.
! ing from the row Of buildings, began to
traVel backward over the years gone bv
ana the hrst acquisitions which had
| Marked them For the first time in
noru now many years?-he thought of
pe"ttle, NOW, there was no denying that
AA's' VI his eOOu luck had begun with
LIS acquaintance with Beattie. Beattie
nao given him great deal of good advice.
les and he was very sorry that things
turned out just as they did with regard To
bea'tie' Very sorry. But man has cot
10 look out for himself Timothy now re-.
pcated that assertion to himself. rjsinr in
reoelllon against this suddenly resurreeted
pang of guilty conscience; rcpented if
WIN neat Some people might saw that
ne mad ruined Beattie-Bcattie, who baJ
oeen his first friend-and left him IN do
III inc poorhouse; but he, Timothy Pinck1
ncy, would always stand up aud saw that
ANA, man must look out for himself firstI
MUST look out for himself
rot IN Inc excitement of these unexpected
irrespective memories, Timothy, who had
, nuen sittlhs there in the pure night muoh
longer than he knew, raised up his hand
10 orlhg 1t down with emphasis ON his
Knee; 1t remained arrested in mjdoir
trenloIlng seized it. The trembling rom.
mum municated itself to all his body. a cold
sweat beaded his brow. His heart Ioft ~
!